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John – I get the same error messages on Nat Wilson link and the Douglas Fowler link – they both seem to go to Facebook. I suspect you would need a Facebook account and be logged in to see them.
I think you are in the right space to ask questions about rigging a head sail. Sails. Covers everything. :-)
James and Jennifer
Very nicely done. The modification to the stern seat is brilliant. A really good looking boat. Enjoy!
David, check Bob Donaldson’s posts. I believe he is planning to support his Oonagh on a Davit at his dock. His build is fabulous, I am sure he will have details you are looking for.
Thank you for posting Roy!
Very well done Roy! The thumb groove is pure genius. If you were just a tad closer, I would send my oars to you for thumb grooves!!! I like the oar cradle as well. Is that made by using an extra oarlock? Is it fitted solid to the base, or is it sitting in a hole for the shaft of the oarlock? Maybe I should ask is it removable? Nice touch! This has me thinking how to secure my oars.
A little more detail on the support brackets, to protect the finish on the interior, I cut off some left over gunnel guard to act as a cushion between boat and support . A diagonal brace to ensure the boat doesn’t rock back and forth along it’s centerline.
Mike – my bench top got a little cleaner tonight. Perhaps clean enough to see it is certainly no museum piece. I drill on it, spill epoxy and other nasty chemical things, mark on it, draw plans and do calculations (never seem to find paper). You can see my layout marks for the gunnel guard I did earlier today . Dog biscuits are for the 2 dogs who,love to pester me while working!
Ifmimdidnt have it already, I nice narrow work surface from tool chest to corner out of sight to the right. Level with the windows. We are in the mountains and I do have a nice view
Mike – thanks for reading through my posts! Here is what that mess up looks like at this very minute. Only you and I, and anyone else reading this, now knows where it is; and how damn hard you have to look to find it!
Please start a build I would love to follow along!
Hi Mike – the bench is just what I have. A gift from my boys years ago. Look carefully and you will see I don’t baby it. All,kinds of extraneous drill holes, globs of paint, epoxy, etc. when I am done with this build, I will scrape it down, fill I. All the blemished, sand it smooth and finish off with a couple coats of varnish. Should be good for another 25 years!
as you watch Eric Blake’s videos, you will see how Brooklin Boat Yard, a builder of numerous multi, multi, multi millions of dollars yachts…. Don’t spend their money on fancy workbenches. Slap together some 2x4s, some OSB ripped to about 12-18 wide and build yourself a 50 foot long workbench. When I got to tour through Brooklin Boatyard, that really stuck out. Very long, very skinny work surfaces. No fancy bench vises and 500 pound Oak workbenches with 87 coats of clear coat. Yes they had a few assembly tables for doing vacuum bagging, but that was minimal. It seemed like every exterior wall, every railing protecting you from falling down a staircase all had a workbench. There was a video of Eric making a tiller. Fascinating craftsmanship on top of some dingy beat up OSB, not more than a foot wide, some sharp tools and an artist touch knowing how to use them all.
If I was to build a shop today, it would be long skinny workbenches.
Hi Scott – both the boat and dog look great!
How long of a run time can you get with the Torqeedo before recharging.? Do you carry a spare battery onboard with you? Thanks, Doug
John, are you going to be able to upload any of your build photos? I know I would like to see how you progressed. Your finishing detail is beyond reproach.
Scott – well done! The boat looks great! I like how the sail fills out nicely! I’m too far away to get mine to Mystic. I still have a ways to go before launching. My hope is to finish before we head to Maine in July.
I epoxied the daggerboard trunk in place today. Everything went together as expected. After a few hours I hammered out the slot plug I used to keep everything in alignment. I then got the daggerboard out for a test fit! WooHoo!! It fits like a glove! THe daggerboard has already been epoxied with dynel and has a coat of primer on. Paint colors still a TBD.
Tim – what a great looking build! Nicely done. Maybe in a few more weeks mine will look almost as good. I like that you went the extra mile and created the inhale spacers. I am too.
Question – did you fasten the spacers to the hull first and then install the inwale or did you fasten the spacers onto the inwale and then fit it all together onto the hull?
Thanks, Doug H.
Scott – that is interesting. I like Doug Fowler’s explanation. My sincere hope is these little boats won’t be winning time trials. but will be a nice stable platform for grandkids to grow up with. Learn how to sail, go exploring at low tide, challenge themselves when the wind freshmen up coming out of the north. I’ll leave the physics of sail shapes and construction to the racers – I am beyond that- I am now more of go slow and then ease up….
Thanks Scott – Doug H.
It s now the next evening. Busy day sanding, varnishing, sanding, epoxy, sanding, cutting, sanding, shaping, sanding.
Did I mention I sanded a lot today? All part of boat building. Rather cathartic at times. Good for the soul.
my scarf joints came out way better than I expected! Didn’t get a picture. They are doing the job. I cleaned up the pieces, routed the sharp edges sanded everything nice. Ready for epoxy in the morning.
Hi John
I saw your build on another topic heading… very nice! I liked the round waterproof hatches.
I know nothing about the science of sail construction. Does it make a difference if it’s made with vertical panels or horizontal panels?
I am by no means an expert – but the few boats and kayaks I have done- I always laid out the fiberglass cloth over the unfinished bare hull and then got out the epoxy and saturated everything. I would think having the epoxy soaking into the wood, and encapsulating the fiberglass is probably the best “glue” up you could have. It would become one solid matrix. Not several layers stuck together.